[Public-List] Sailing technique

[Gail DeMoss]

If you want to keep your mate happy and on-board, keep the boat 
upright.  The Alberg sails better, faster and more comfortably on her 
feet.  J's are light and tippy and they need to heel to get speed. 
Leaving a winch wake is NOT good.

Gail
"Calypso"  # 543

On 7/19/10 4:01 PM, Kris Coward wrote:
> But when your angle of heel gets bigger, that stops being the case (for
> the rudder, at least). I've had the questionable fortune to have been
> steering the boat vertically down in the past (thank god they're buoyant
> enough that I was no more effective in this direction than I was at
> bearing off until I could get the main loose).
>
> Cheers,
> Kris
>
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 03:35:44PM -0400, Jonathan Budington wrote:
>    
>> Yes - heading down meant sailing off the wind to about 60 degrees from
>> 45.  The boat felt like it wanted to round up quickly, so pushing it
>> down hard helped flatten it out.  I did let the main out, and the boat
>> came up quickly.  I was just curious if there was a good reason to leave
>> the main alone - I wasn't about to test the theory with my family
>> aboard.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
>> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Kris Coward
>> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 3:16 PM
>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Sailing technique
>>
>>
>> Once you get enough heel, trying to steer down stops meaning "downwind".
>> Whether by sheet or halyard (I prefer sheet since it's easier to undo
>> once out of the gust), you've got to let the main loose if you want to
>> regain control of the boat. Ignore the J-30 captain.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kris
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 02:20:33PM -0400, Jonathan Budington wrote:
>>      
>>> I was sailing in the Bay yesterday afternoon - nice breeze of about 12
>>> knots.  We were heading south towards Annapolis when I noticed the
>>>        
>> boat
>>      
>>> ahead of us was knocked down.  Before I could reduce sail (no reef and
>>> the full genoa out), we were hit by a 24 knot gust.  The boat healed
>>>        
>> (as
>>      
>>> it usually does), and wanted to head up.  I pulled hard on the tiller
>>> and headed down until the gust subsided.  My wife lost her drink (and
>>> composure), and my 5 kids were yelling "do that again".  I think we
>>> reached a heal angle of 32 degrees - the leeward rail was well under
>>> water.  My questions are:
>>> 	
>>> How far can an Alberg heel over before steering is lost?
>>>
>>> Is heading down the right course of action? (I was told to leave the
>>> sheets alone by a J-30 captain - just head off hard).
>>>
>>> Jon Budington
>>> Nimble
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